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Thirty years ago, on March 24th the AIDS Coalition to Unleash Power, or ACT UP for short, did its first non-violent civil disobedience action. 100 people, some with HIV or AIDS, were arrested that day protesting the high price of AZT, the only AIDS drug at the time. ACT UP would go on to use direct action protest to revolutionize the drug approval process, fight for life-saving social security disability benefits and housing, accellerate drug research and eventually launch an international campaign to give millions of people in the West and developing world, access to the newly created AIDS treatments. On March 30th, ACT UP commemorated its first action at a public street memorial and march and vowed to fight the epidemic until it is over. John Riley reports.

Naomi Brussel brings us the voice of Siri May, the UN coordinator for Outright Action International (formerly known as IGLHRC) who was coordinating the grassroots queer caucus of the UN Commission on the Status of Women. Siri reports on the outcomes of the UN meeting.

Emma Missouri brings us an interview with transgender activist Pauline Park on repeal of North Carolina's HB2

Below find the ACT UP segment , the rest of the show will be posted on Wednesday. You can play the link below if you have flash enabled or from a HTML5 device. Click the green arrow to download the mp3.

Part 2 of Out-FM producer John Riley's interview with members of Soulforce, a faith based LGBT group, who were recently arrested in the Orlando World Center Marriott as they prepared to demonstrate against the anti-LGBT, anti-immigrant and anti-Muslim policies and teachings of the National Religious Broadcasters (NRB) Conference. Soulforce is fighting what they refer to as "Christian supremacy," an ideology put forward by right-wing Evangelical Christians. Alba Onofrio and Haven Herrin discuss why Soulforce focuses on the NRB, how the political acceptance of LGBT people has affected their outlook, and discusses the question of whether the NRB's work will lead toward fascism. (part 1 available at: http://tinyurl.com/20170321outfm) Below find tonight's segment on the NRB, the rest of the show will be posted on Wednesday. You can play the link below if you have flash enabled or from a HTML5 device. Click the green arrow to download the mp3.

Naomi Brussel Reports

Naomi Brussel brings us an update on Out-FM's continuing series on the UN's Commission on the status of women and what grassroots women think of the outcome. Naomi also brings us news on the National Organization for Marriage's Transgender Hate Bus.

At the Japan Society

Emma Missouri brings us an interview with the Japan Society's Curator of the Third Gender exhibit. This exhibit is about these young men during the Edo period, 1600-1868, they were not considered male or female. There clearly and beuatifully represented in the prints and paintings from that period. The Third Gender was accepted in Japan.

Naomi Brussel has interviews with Lesbian, Bisexual trans and Intersex caucus's on their interventions at the UN Commission on the Status of Women.

Jes Tom and Chewey

Emma Missouri interviews Jes Tom and Chewey--2 trans folk--both Asian who made a PSA about the trauma caused in Asian children when whites play Asian parts. Like Scarlette Johannson playing the central character in Ghost in the Shell. GITS is a major Japanese franscise beginning with Manga in 1995. Turned into anime and tv series. Jes and Chewey talk about white face and yellow face.